Etymology

turbine

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Today it means: Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft. Full definition →

French turbine ← Latin turbō, turbinem
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  1. Latin · derived fromturbō, turbinem“tornado, whirlwind; crowd”
  2. French · borrowed fromturbine
  3. English todayturbine

Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbō, turbinem (“tornado, whirlwind; crowd”).

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